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Does anyone know the name of that thing u put on your alloy wheel?

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  • 20-08-2008 10:27pm
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    BlueDragon
    Registered Users Posts: 206 ✭✭


    does anyone know the name of that thing u put on your alloy wheel to stop feeling vibrations in your car when ur going about 80/90
    im after completely forgetting it, and im supposed to buy it now,


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    Quazzie
    Registered Users Posts: 28,964 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    Is it the spare wheel? ;)


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,995 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    BlueDragon wrote: »
    does anyone know the name of that thing u put on your alloy wheel to stop feeling vibrations in your car when ur going about 80/90
    Tyre. ;)


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    mcwhirter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭mcwhirter


    BlueDragon wrote: »
    does anyone know the name of that thing u put on your alloy wheel to stop feeling vibrations in your car when ur going about 80/90
    im after completely forgetting it, and im supposed to buy it now,

    Is it a shim, the plastic insert which fits inside wheel centre or sits on wheel hub.


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    BlueDragon
    Registered Users Posts: 206 ✭✭BlueDragon


    mcwhirter wrote: »
    Is it a shim, the plastic insert which fits inside wheel centre or sits on wheel hub.
    thats it!!
    whats the proper name for it


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    caspermccormack
    Registered Users Posts: 199 ✭✭caspermccormack


    hub spacer


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    BlueDragon
    Registered Users Posts: 206 ✭✭BlueDragon


    the one im looking for is a little rubber thing any one know where i could get it?
    i tried typing little rubber thingy that goes on your alloys to stop vibrations in your into google but alas it was not to be


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    mcwhirter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭mcwhirter


    BlueDragon wrote: »
    the one im looking for is a little rubber thing any one know where i could get it?
    i tried typing little rubber thingy that goes on your alloys to stop vibrations in your into google but alas it was not to be

    These sell them.

    http://www.antan.ie/


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    caspermccormack
    Registered Users Posts: 199 ✭✭caspermccormack


    Yeah they sell all different sizes of these little roundy thingies that go on alloy wheels!:p


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    dingding
    Registered Users Posts: 4,931 ✭✭✭dingding


    Perhaps the wheels need to be balanced. If you get a vibration in the steering wheel when you get to a certain speed say 80 - 100 KM Hr. Any place that sells tyres should be able to do it.


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    Quazzie
    Registered Users Posts: 28,964 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    dingding wrote: »
    Perhaps the wheels need to be balanced. If you get a vibration in the steering wheel when you get to a certain speed say 80 - 100 KM Hr. Any place that sells tyres should be able to do it.
    +1

    Vibrations that introduce at certain speeds are almost always down to an imbalance. the absence of a hub spacer would be more of a general problem and would be more evident across a wide speed spectrum


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    maclad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 71 ✭✭maclad


    That would be a spigot!(Don't ask me how the f*ck I know that..) and yes, they are needed to stop vibrations:D


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    omb0wyn5ehpij9
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    Quazzie2002 wrote: »
    +1

    Vibrations that introduce at certain speeds are almost always down to an imbalance. the absence of a hub spacer would be more of a general problem and would be more evident across a wide speed spectrum

    +1

    You would be having problems at all speeds if iy was a hub spacer that was needed


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    maclad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 71 ✭✭maclad


    BrynW wrote: »
    +1

    You would be having problems at all speeds if iy was a hub spacer that was needed

    Actually if your missing say one spigot you may not notice any vibration until you hit a certain speed. Was missing one on my civic(the tyre place managed to lose it), anyway no vibrations until i'd hit 70mph Had the wheels balanced and my tracking done that day so that wasn't the problem. Sure enough popped in a new one and the vibration was gone:pac:


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    BlueDragon
    Registered Users Posts: 206 ✭✭BlueDragon


    i was told to get one but i completly forgot what it was called i was told theyr like 3/4 euros in any shop that sells alloys and theyd probably put it on for free


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